Faculty Retreat Series 2025-2026

The Heart of the University Retreat Series is offered primarily for the faculty who, as the heart of the University, express its deepest convictions by their teaching. It is about the human heart as a place of encounter with God.

These retreats will give faculty and administrators of faith the opportunity for input and guided reflection. The spirit of the series is captured by the Latin "cor ad cor loquitur," heart speaks to heart, which was the motto of John Henry Newman, author of The Idea of a University. This year's retreat series is Catholic Philosophy of Education as Spiritual Paradigm. 

1.  A Catholic Philosophy of Education: The Challenge - What Are We Doing Here?
2. A Catholic Philosophy of Education: The Human Good - The Horizon of the Educator
3. A Catholic Philosophy of Education: Meaning - Sacralizing the Intellect
4. A Catholic Philosophy of Education: The Response - The Search for Knowledge and Transcendent Truth

The Faculty Retreat Series includes the following directors and dates, all held from 9 to 11 a.m.

Sponsored by: The Office of Mission and Ministry, and the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership.